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Boiler is a Baxi Duo tec Green stuff came out the drain off radiator via hose to the outdoor drain i assume this was it being flushed. Boiler seems a good one unless someone tells me otherwise i'm pleased with it get hot fast and easy to use Took a day to fit the boiler but the whole...

He's not been paid yet!! Holiday next week now after having to stop home

No i hav'nt gone quiet i've got better things to do than sit monitoring a forum all weekend like watching 2 chuckle brothers installing a heating system. Yes i got 8 quotes and no he wasn't the cheapest they ranged from £3250 - £6400 he was one of the higher prices of £4400 but no where near...

1) Why should it be down to me to do research surley he should have told me what equipment his quote was including espescially an inferior product to copper. Still an ARSE!! 2) Not good practice!!! he's now a day late on my installation 12 hrs notice is not sufficient if he's going to be late...

Hi, Got home last night and i think i must have the worst plumbers in the world fitting my central heating system!!!! I have a couple of questions if any one would be so kind to give me an answer 1) With the Hep20 system can you join copper to it for visible area's as i have 2...

Yes gas is going to be in copper

I did trust him when he quoted for the job he was nice as pie it was all we can do this we can do that yeah that'll be easy no probs i'm great run this behind the skirting there. But then the problems :( :( Night before he was about to start i get a phone call saying "your boiler fell...

Thanks!! Where can i find instructions on fitting just so i can check it's being installed correctly

Is it any good though!! i'm not really bothered if it's cheaper as long as it's good

Hi, Just got in from work after having my new central heating started today to find rolls of plastic pipe and various fittings awaiting fitting the pipe is (HEP20 barrier pipe 15mm) and (HEP20 barrier pipe 10mm white). I just assumed all the pipe would be copper is this stuff any good or is...

I have a normal pistol drill but already have the right size drill bits but they are of the SDS style. Would it be possible to cut the SDS fitment portion from the drill bit as they dont sit in the 3 jaw chuck square

Does anyone know if you can fit an SDS chuck to a standard 3 jaw chuck pistol drill to save the cost of buying and SDS drill just for a few holes Cheers

Thanks, How do i check the humidity? do i need some device

I'm Getting new central heating started tomorrow (sort of a last minute thing due to storage heaters packing up). Should i leave the fitting of the floor for a while as i've had to move all the packs of board out of the room it was to be fitted in to allow acces to floor boards for new...

Hi, What do i need to be able to check the humidity of my room before i lay my oak floor. I'll be laying it in a few weeks as i need to repair my sagging floor and lay ply yet. So do i check just before i lay the oak or do i do it now? Thanks

Hi, As it was really cold during the night i've noticed this morning that on the walls below the bay window in our bedroom there is quite a lot of condensation. The wall was freezing to the touch and as this is an external wall in a Victorian house there is no cavity just a solid brick...

Hi, There's no construction hearth at the momement as it was removed when floor was filled with concrete. So its basically just a concrete floor into the chimney Stuart45 thanks for the pic.... nice mix between brick and slate looks good with the wooden floor

Hi, I'm looking to re-point my chimney inside and outside of house next year i have read quite a bit about pointing guns and most appear to just squeeze the water out and sound usless. However i did come across one post on this forum from a while back from someone who had tried a few...

Hi, Does anyone know the best way to build a hearth and a way of finishing it so it looks smart. It will be on a concrete floor in a brick inglenook chimney with a wood burning stove on top of it. Thanks

Hi, I have a Delonghi Dragon II oil filled radiator and when i plugged it in last night it tripped the electric after about a minute, tried again and it done the same thing. Is it knackered or is it a simple fix Cheers